Tamko Topics 4 / 2021

Tamko Topics is a weekly newsletter of The Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

How to publish in Tamko Topics? If you wish to publish news considering students and student life in Tamko Topics, send it via email to Tamko’s Communications expert at topicsiin(at)tamko.fi. Deadline for the material is Wednesday for the next week’s Tamko Topics.

English Summary

  1. Coronavirus-related measures at Tampere Universities, TAMK exchange students
  2. Tamko’s office is open by appointment until 7th of March 2021
  3. Higher education students, please note: remember to pay the student healthcare fee!
  4. Answer TAMK’s learning environment survey
  5. You can get a library card from the library pop-up points – you can also activate your student card as a library card on the helpdesk.tuni.fi portal
  6. SportUni rents cross country skiing equipment from Kauppi Centre
  7. The stricter COVID-19 guidelines will apply until 7th of March 2021

1. Coronavirus-related measures at Tampere Universities, TAMK exchange students

All members of the Tampere Universities community have a responsibility to follow these following Coronavirus-related measures. These are not suggestions; these are instructions from the regional officials and the management of Tampere Universities. You need to follow these and protect yourself and others.

  • Do not come to campus if you have any symptoms of an illness.
  • Only come to campus if it is absolutely necessary for your studies.
  • Wash and sanitize your hands regularly.
  • Keep a safe distance from others.
  • Wear a face mask.

The same principles apply for your daily life and in your accommodations; minimize social contact, keep a safe distance from others and wash your hands. Find the most up to date information regarding the pandemic measures at Tampere Universities here: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/content/news/18225

2. Tamko’s office is open by appointment until 7th of March 2021

Tamko’s office is open by appointment until 7th of March 2021. NOTICE: When you are coming to Tamko’s office during the pandemic remember to always contact us beforehand via phone or email: office@tamko.fi

3. Higher education students, please note: remember to pay the student healthcare fee!

Students in universities of applied sciences and universities who are entitled to use the services of the Finnish Student Health Service (YTHS) must pay a healthcare fee to Kela. Higher education students must for the first time pay the healthcare fee to Kela for the spring term 2021. The fee can now be paid. Pay the healthcare fee to Kela if you are completing a degree in higher education and will be attending the spring term 2021. For the spring term, the healthcare fee must be paid by 31 January at the latest, provided the student has registered as attending by then. No bill will be sent on the healthcare fee, and thus you have to pay the fee on your own initiative. The healthcare fee can be paid via Kela’s e-service (in Finnish). There are also other options where you can pay the fee, contact Kela for more information. In 2021, the fee is EUR 35.80 per term.

How to pay the student healthcare fee in higher education
FAQ about the healthcare fee in higher education

4. Answer TAMK’s learning environment survey

TAMK kindly asks you to respond to a survey, where you can evaluate what kind of learning environment your university offers for study and teaching: https://webropol.com/s/LearningEnvironmentSurvey

The survey is completely anonymous and open until 31.1. You need to set aside about 20 minutes for it. Please reply as soon as possible so that you do not forget to answer. Your answers mean a lot to us! Thanks for your help!

5. You can get a library card from the library pop-up points – you can also activate your student card as a library card on the helpdesk.tuni.fi portal

While all the library facilities are closed, the library will offer pop-up service to customers of the Tampere University community in January for the purpose of obtaining a library card. In addition, the helpdesk.tuni.fi service portal now has the option to ask for the activation of your library card. A library card is mandatory in order to be able to use the library pick-up service points during the epidemic.

Library pop up point serves you beginning on Friday 15th of January as follows:

TAMK Main campus
location: B1-37 (in front of IT-Helpdesk)
service hours: Mon 14-15, Wed 9-10, Fri 14-15

Read more of how you can obtain your library card.

6. SportUni rents cross country skiing equipment from Kauppi Centre

Wanna go skiing but you don’t have the equipment? You can now rent skiing equipment from SportUni Kauppi Centre!

Rental times:
Mondays from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursdays from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Read more about the rental prices and times

Want to do online yoga and exercises? You can now get an unlimited access to Yogobe digital sports platform with your SportUni license, read more.

7. The stricter COVID-19 guidelines will apply until 7th of March 2021

Staff and students continue to work and study remotely at Tampere Universities until 7th of March 2021. Stricter guidelines have been issued to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Staff and students may only come to the campuses to work or study if it is absolutely necessary. Both Tampere University and TAMK have provided more detailed instructions for the delivery of teaching. Tampere University and TAMK advise all campus users to always wear a face mask when on campus. It is important to remember that coming to the campus is not allowed if you are feeling unwell. The previously issued safety guidelines must continue to be observed in all campus premises.

Read more about the guidelines.